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Overview

Joshua H. Viers is affiliated with the University of California, Merced in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Environmental Science, with a focus on several related subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Ecology, Ocean Engineering, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of environmental and hydrological concerns. Key areas of work include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis

Recent publications by Joshua H. Viers reflect their focus on water and environmental sustainability issues. Some notable papers include:

  • "Energy and water co-benefits from covering canals with solar panels" (2021) published in Nature Sustainability
  • "Advances in soil moisture retrieval from multispectral remote sensing using unoccupied aircraft systems and machine learning techniques" (2021) published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • "Exploring the multiscale hydrologic regulation of multipond systems in a humid agricultural catchment" (2020) published in Water Research
  • "Overcoming persistent challenges in putting environmental flow policy into practice: a systematic review and bibliometric analysis" (2023) published in Environmental Research Letters
  • "Special report: The AgAID AI institute for transforming workforce and decision support in agriculture" (2022) published in Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their prominent coauthors include:

  • Josué Medellín-Azuara
  • Gustavo Facincani Dourado
  • Anna M. Rallings
  • John T. Abatzoglou
  • Vicky Espinoza

Their work has been disseminated in multiple reputable publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • PLOS Water
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science

Best Publications

  • Climate change, wine, and conservation

    Lee Hannah;Lee Hannah;Patrick R. Roehrdanz;Makihiko Ikegami;Anderson V. Shepard

  • Threats and biodiversity in the mediterranean biome.

    Emma C. Underwood;Joshua H. Viers;Kirk R. Klausmeyer;Robin L. Cox

  • Identification of invasive vegetation using hyperspectral remote sensing in the California Delta ecosystem

    Erin L. Hestir;Shruti Khanna;Margaret E. Andrew;Maria J. Santos

  • The fire frequency‐severity relationship and the legacy of fire suppression in California forests

    Zachary L. Steel;Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford;Joshua H. Viers

  • Nanotechnology for sustainable food production: promising opportunities and scientific challenges

    Sónia M. Rodrigues;Philip Demokritou;Nick Dokoozlian;Christine Ogilvie Hendren

  • Why climate change makes riparian restoration more important than ever: recommendations for practice and research.

    Nathaniel E. Seavy;Gregory H. Golet;Christine A. Howell;Rodd Kelsey

  • Functional Flows in Modified Riverscapes: Hydrographs, Habitats and Opportunities

    Sarah M. Yarnell;Geoffrey E. Petts;John C. Schmidt;Alison A. Whipple

  • Progress and challenges in freshwater conservation planning

    Jeanne L Nel;Dirk J Roux;Robin Abell;Peter J Ashton

  • REGIONAL AND LOCAL SPECIES RICHNESS IN AN INSULAR ENVIRONMENT: SERPENTINE PLANTS IN CALIFORNIA

    Susan Harrison;Hugh D. Safford;James B. Grace;Joshua H. Viers

  • SERPENTINE ENDEMISM IN THE CALIFORNIA FLORA: A DATABASE OF SERPENTINE AFFINITY

    Hugh D. Safford;Hugh D. Safford;J. H. Viers;S P Harrison

  • Biotic homogenization of the California flora in urban and urbanizing regions.

    Mark W. Schwartz;James H. Thorne;Joshua H. Viers

  • Human impacts, plant invasion, and imperiled plant species in California.

    Eric W. Seabloom;John W. Williams;Daniel Slayback;David M. Stoms

  • FISH INVASIONS IN CALIFORNIA WATERSHEDS: TESTING HYPOTHESES USING LANDSCAPE PATTERNS

    Michael P. Marchetti;Theo Light;Peter B. Moyle;Joshua H. Viers

  • Modern departures in fire severity and area vary by forest type, Sierra Nevada and southern Cascades, California, USA

    Chris Mallek;Hugh Safford;Hugh Safford;Joshua Viers;Jay Miller

  • Managing freshwater, river, wetland and estuarine protected areas

    James Pittock;Max Finlayson;Angela Arthington;John H. Matthews

  • Hydrologic Response and Watershed Sensitivity to Climate Warming in California's Sierra Nevada

    Sarah E. Null;Joshua H. Viers;Jeffrey F. Mount

  • 100 years of California’s water rights system: patterns, trends and uncertainty

    Theodore E Grantham;Joshua H Viers

  • Vinecology: pairing wine with nature

    Joshua H. Viers;John Newhall Williams;Kimberly A. Nicholas;Olga Barbosa

  • Priming the productivity pump: flood pulse driven trends in suspended algal biomass distribution across a restored floodplain

    Dylan S. Ahearn;Joshua H. Viers;Jeffrey F. Mount;Randy A. Dahlgren

  • Ecology and Management of the Spring Snowmelt Recession

    Sarah M. Yarnell;Joshua H. Viers;Jeffrey F. Mount

  • Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important than Ever: Recommendations for Practice and Research - eScholarship

    Nathaniel E. Seavy;Thomas Gardali;Gregory H. Golet;F. Thomas Griggs

  • HUMAN IMPACTS, PLANT INVASION, AND IMPERILED PLANT SPECIES

    Eric W. Seabloom;John W. Williams;Daniel Slayback;David M. Stoms

  • Functional Flows in Modified Riverscapes: Hydrographs, Habitats and Opportunities

    S. M. Yarnell;A. A. Whipple;E. Beller;C. Dahm

Frequent Co-Authors

James F. Quinn
James F. Quinn University of California, Davis
Jeffrey F. Mount
Jeffrey F. Mount University of California, Davis
Hugh D. Safford
Hugh D. Safford University of California, Davis
Peter B. Moyle
Peter B. Moyle University of California, Davis
Susan Harrison
Susan Harrison University of California, Davis
Jay R. Lund
Jay R. Lund University of California, Davis
James H. Thorne
James H. Thorne University of California, Davis
Kendi F. Davies
Kendi F. Davies University of Colorado Boulder
Roger C. Bales
Roger C. Bales University of California, Merced
David R. Smart
David R. Smart University of California, Davis

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